Shannon Lough

Gillnetters at Port Edward Harbour in July 2018. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

Investigating change to B.C.’s fishing licence and quota system

MP Ken Hardie hears from fish harvesters how corporations are favoured under current regime

Gillnetters at Port Edward Harbour in July 2018. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Hardie. (File photo)

Investigating change to B.C.’s fishing licence and quota system

MP Ken Hardie hears from fish harvesters how corporations are favoured under current regime

Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Hardie. (File photo)
Port Edward Mayor Knut Bjorndal and public works forman, Scott Duffus, inside the water treatment facility. (Bob Payette photo)

How neighbouring North Coast villages avoided the boil water notice

Prince Rupert's 100-year-old water system was once considered the example by B.C. Auditor General

Port Edward Mayor Knut Bjorndal and public works forman, Scott Duffus, inside the water treatment facility. (Bob Payette photo)
Think before you type - goals for 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

COLUMN: Be kind and think before you type

Forget new years resolutions and try this intention for 2019

Think before you type - goals for 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
On Dec. 27, at 6:30 a.m., a van crashed into a driveway with three parked vehicles at the bottom of Sloan Avenue in Prince Rupert. (Ryan Morven photo)

Fifty-one-year-old male faces three charges under motor vehicle act, and one cannabis fine

Sitting on his couch early Thursday morning, Ryan Morven heard a terrible screech from outside his home.

On Dec. 27, at 6:30 a.m., a van crashed into a driveway with three parked vehicles at the bottom of Sloan Avenue in Prince Rupert. (Ryan Morven photo)
Vehicle flipped into a ditch near Oliver Lake, just outside of Prince Rupert, early Wednesday, Jan. 9. (Terry St. Pierre / The Northern View)

Weather a factor for flipped vehicle near Oliver Lake

RCMP said the driver turned down ambulance services

Vehicle flipped into a ditch near Oliver Lake, just outside of Prince Rupert, early Wednesday, Jan. 9. (Terry St. Pierre / The Northern View)
Prince Rupert fire crews extinguished a fire at a home on 8th Avenue West early January 3. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

RCMP briefs: Early morning house fire and Binh Tran still missing

Six people arrested on New Years Eve in Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert fire crews extinguished a fire at a home on 8th Avenue West early January 3. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
Boil water notice will continue in Prince Rupert until further notice. Pixabay photo

Prince Rupert’s water still isn’t safe to drink

Multiple clear tests have to be received until Northern Health can remove the boil water notice

Boil water notice will continue in Prince Rupert until further notice. Pixabay photo
The Shimizu family at the monument outside the federal building in Prince Rupert. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)The Shimizu family at the monument outside the federal building in Prince Rupert. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

What the cherry tree mishap cost the federal government

Cost breakdown for cutting down Prince Rupert's cherry trees and the apology

The Shimizu family at the monument outside the federal building in Prince Rupert. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)The Shimizu family at the monument outside the federal building in Prince Rupert. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
Derek Hayes, author of Iron Road West. (Submitted photo)

Iron Road West book explores how Prince Rupert was shaped

Author and geographer Derek Hayes details history of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in new book

Derek Hayes, author of Iron Road West. (Submitted photo)
Christine Sorenson, president of the BC Nurses’ Union, raises concerns about the quality of water at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

Nurses’ Union president told not to drink the water in Prince Rupert

Public health nurse, Christine Sorensen, raises concerns about the quality of water at the hospital

Christine Sorenson, president of the BC Nurses’ Union, raises concerns about the quality of water at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
The hospital bed in Nepal where I waited to see a doctor for three hours while suffering from a giardia infection in Dec. 2012. (Shannon Lough photo)

COLUMN: My relationship with water

Reflecting on recovering from giardia in Nepal, and other close encounters with contaminated water

The hospital bed in Nepal where I waited to see a doctor for three hours while suffering from a giardia infection in Dec. 2012. (Shannon Lough photo)
Nathan Cullen spoke at the 2018 DFO post season review on Dec. 7. (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen. (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)

Lack of urgency from the Liberals on tanker ban: Cullen

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen Q & A on Bill C-48 and the Eagle Spirit pipeline project

Nathan Cullen spoke at the 2018 DFO post season review on Dec. 7. (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen. (Matthew Allen / The Northern View)
Nick Laws, reporting on the water shortage in Prince Rupert. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)

Grocery stores run out of water in Prince Rupert

Video on the boil water advisory, where to call, and where to find bottled water

Nick Laws, reporting on the water shortage in Prince Rupert. (Shannon Lough / The Northern View)
A microscopic image of cryptosporidiosis in a stool sample. (Pixnio image)

Microscopic parasite found in Prince Rupert water affecting thousands

More than 12,000 residents affected by the boil water notice issued Dec. 14

A microscopic image of cryptosporidiosis in a stool sample. (Pixnio image)
Prince Rupert resident, Binh Tran, has been missing since Dec. 11. (RCMP provided photo)

RCMP ask public to help find missing Prince Rupert man

Binh Tran has been missing since December 11

Prince Rupert resident, Binh Tran, has been missing since Dec. 11. (RCMP provided photo)
New legislation proposed by the federal government will ban large oil tankers from stopping or unloading in Haida Gwaii or northern B.C. waters. (File photo/Black Press)

Oil tanker ban to be reviewed by committee

Indigenous groups for and against Bill C-48 travel to Ottawa to influence the Senate's decision

New legislation proposed by the federal government will ban large oil tankers from stopping or unloading in Haida Gwaii or northern B.C. waters. (File photo/Black Press)
Shelley Bondy, manager of perioperative services/RN in a Northern Health promotional video. (YouTube photo)

Nurses wanted, Northern Health promotes Prince Rupert in new video

There are 38 nursing job positions available in the area

Shelley Bondy, manager of perioperative services/RN in a Northern Health promotional video. (YouTube photo)
CityWest CEO Chris Marett hands a large cheque over to Corinne Bomben, chief financial officer for the City of Prince Rupert. (CityWest photo)

CityWest pays $400,000 to the City of Prince Rupert

Annual distribution payments since 2005 now total $7.5-million

CityWest CEO Chris Marett hands a large cheque over to Corinne Bomben, chief financial officer for the City of Prince Rupert. (CityWest photo)
Pride and Transgender flags were placed outside Javadot cup for Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. (Prince Rupert Pride Facebook photo)

COLUMN: Strong show of support at Transgender vigil

Thoughts on Prince Rupert's first time recognizing the Transgender Day of Remembrance

Pride and Transgender flags were placed outside Javadot cup for Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. (Prince Rupert Pride Facebook photo)